Melodies of Istanbul present a rich blend at Istanbul Music Festival

Jordi Savall directs a multi-lingual, multi-cultural voyage through Europe's war-torn past.

After a long career performing and recording most of the canon of western European early music, in recent years Jordi Savall has turned his attentions to the relationships of music in the Middle East, northern Africa, Spain and the Balkan countries.

El programa resultó sumamente interesante tanto por lo que a lo musical se refiere como a la labor de investigación que hay detrás y por su valor de testimonio histórico.

Beethoven meets Ottoman composer Dede Efendi in a contemporary take on the Pastoral Symphony in Istanbul. 

Jordi Savall directs a multi-lingual, multi-cultural voyage through Europe's war-torn past.

After a long career performing and recording most of the canon of western European early music, in recent years Jordi Savall has turned his attentions to the relationships of music in the Middle East, northern Africa, Spain and the Balkan countries.